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... > geologic time scale > geological age > Phanerozoic > Mesozoic > Cretaceous > Upper Cretaceous

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Upper Cretaceous  

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  • The Late Cretaceous (-100.5 to -66 Ma) is the younger of two epochs into which the Cretaceous Period is divided in the geologic time scale. Rock strata from this epoch form the Upper Cretaceous Series. The Cretaceous is named after creta, the Latin word for the white limestone known as chalk. The chalk of northern France and the white cliffs of south-eastern England date from the Cretaceous Period. During the Late Cretaceous, the climate was warmer than present, although throughout the period a cooling trend is evident. The tropics became restricted to equatorial regions and northern latitudes experienced markedly more seasonal climatic conditions. (Adapted from: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Late_Cretaceous)

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  • Late Cretaceous

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